Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-10-07
MERE MENTION.
n. Riley still remains quite ill.

Mr.. NJ. a. Root made II business trim
to Shelton, last Monday.
Master Arlic Van Epps has been
quite i'll the past few days.
The will of Erastus Z. Washburne
was admitted to probate Wednesday.
Mr.. ]. Z. Willis, of the Chehalis
Nugget, paid this Office visit to-day.
Mr.. S. c. Herren, the Blackstone"
of Winlock, spent Tuesday in Olym-
pia.
Late rains have called out the
drummers representing rubber goods
houses.
Mr. Geo. c. Israel will soon hang
out his shingle as attorney at law in
this city.
Messrs. J. w. Spraguc and Robert
Wingate, of Tacoma, were in the city
this week.
The estate Of w. Z. Anderson has
been appraised at little over six thou
sand dollars.
Mr.. Horn has only two of those FAM
GUS Abbott buggies left over from his
seasons stock.
Manager Seidler, of the Carlton
House, made a business trip to Port
land this week.
The County Auditor has been max
ing improvements in the arrange
ment OF his Office.
Auctioneer Ford will offer some
excellent goods at auction tomorrow.
Call at his salesroom.
Rev. Carver Intends to deliver SER
les of Thursday evening lectures at the
Congregational church.
Legislature is coming and the Cap
ital city will soon be invested by the
wisdom of the Territory.
Mrs. Hulda, u sister of Mrs. Kauf
man, lately from Germany, is visiting
her relatives in this place.
Mrs. Sternberg will occupy the stand
vacated by Miss Cornell, for millinery
and dressmaking establishment.
Transfers report that Ayers Hill is
now dry from base to summit when
the rest of the country is surfeited with
mud.
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend left, last
Monday for Spokane Falls, where
they intend to make their future res
idence.
The Columbia House, under the
management of Mr.. VIM. Littlejohn,
is receiving fair share of public pat
ronage.
Mr.. Geiger's pile-driver arrived from
Tacoma this morning, and immedi-
ately began operations on the wharf
extension.
Mr.. G. H. Feuner, of Montesano
and Mr.. A. o. Damon, of Damon,
Chehalis county, paid Olympia visit
this week.
A large nurs.eor--of- bop pickers-
+. passed through town this week, en-
route from the scenes Of labor to
their homes.
The amount OF rainfall for the week
ending October 9th, was 3.19 inches,
and the greatest for one day was 2.26
inches last Friday,
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church will give a public dinner
on Thanksgiving day. Particulars
and details given later.
Nh. J. NJ. Hopkins, left on Monday
morning, for his Eastern home in
jamestown, N. Y, to be absent dur
ing the winter months.
Mr.. Sternberg is supplying an ex-
cellent quality of sweet cider, in bot
ties or kegs, for 50 cents per gallon,
and cider vinegar at IS cents.
Mr.. F. A. Hoffman, the head CEN
ter and moving spirit Of the Hoffman
Stove and Hardware Company, re-
ports a rapidly increasing business.
The remainder of Miss Cornell
stock of millinery and fancy goods
will be sold at public auction to-
morrow Saturday at Ford's auction
house.
Mr.. c. w. Mutell, Of Springfield, ILL.,,
spent several days this week in in
struction of our local Lodges I. 0. O.
F. in ritualistic work. He goes from
here to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Barnes and
Mrs. Stuart left Wednesday for San
Francisco, via Portland, on a trip Of
recreation. They will be absent q
month or SIX weeks.
Jacob Sampler has gone into the
general produce business, and will
hereafter buy and sell all kinds of
farm products, in large or small lots.
His warehouse is on Long Bridge.
The evidence of VIM. H. Avery, one
of the witnesses of the will of G. H.
Hale, deceased, has been received by
the Probate Court. Further hearing
in the matter has been fixed for Oct.
18th.
The New York Cash Store has taken
a step in advance and now employs a
lady salesman to assist its array OF
clerks. Miss Sulie Hartsock, late of
Grinnell, Iowa, fills that position very
ably.
Miss Agnes Mccartney, is now sole
matron of the Carlton House, the NOV
ing spirit of that popular establish